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Article R131-13 of the French Sports Code

Federations approved pursuant to Article L. 131-8 may award the following titles: 1° “Champion national de” or “Champion fédéral de” followed by the name of the federation and that of the discipline; 2° “Regional Champion” followed by the name of the federation, the discipline and the region; 3° “Departmental Champion” followed by the name of the federation, the discipline and the department. The order in which the titles are given…

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Article R131-14 of the French Sports Code

The titles provided for in article R. 131-13 must not appear or be mentioned on the documents or advertising of the federations which issue them other than in full. The typography of these titles must not be modified or altered, and the name of the federation must not be made less legible than that of the title issued.

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Article R131-15 of the French Sports Code

Prior to the organisation of a competition, approved sports federations that do not hold the delegation provided for in article L. 131-14 inform the federation that holds this delegation for the discipline concerned of their intention to issue a certificate mentioned in article R. 131-13 at the end of this competition and indicate the exact wording.

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Article R131-16 of the French Sports Code

The tasks of sports technical advisors that may be carried out by sports federations in application of article L. 131-12 are those of national technical director, national coach, national technical advisor or regional technical advisor. These roles are primarily concerned with the development of physical and sporting activities, and in particular the practice of sport within sports associations, as well as the identification of young talent, the development of the…

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Article R131-17 of the French Sports Code

Staff carrying out the duties of sports technical advisors are appointed by order of the Minister for Sport after consultation with : – the president of the federation concerned, in the case of those with the role of national technical director ; – the national technical director or, in the absence of a national technical director, the president of the federation concerned, in the case of those tasked with the…

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Article R131-18 of the French Sports Code

Technical sports advisors may be appointed for a maximum of four years. These assignments are renewable. The Minister responsible for sport may terminate these assignments before the fixed term, on his own initiative or, where applicable, at the request of the agent or the president of the federation, subject to compliance with the notice period stipulated in the framework agreement mentioned in R. 131-23. However, in an emergency, these assignments…

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Article R131-19 of the French Sports Code

Each year, the Minister responsible for Sport draws up a statement of the number of agents paid by the State carrying out the tasks defined in article R. 131-16 and their distribution between the various sports federations. This statement is included in the annual ministerial activity report.

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Article R131-20 of the French Sports Code

In agreement with the president of the federation concerned, the staff carrying out the role of national technical director draw up national technical guidelines which are updated annually. They inform the Minister for Sport of these guidelines and then send them to the national coaches, national technical advisors and regional technical advisors. The functional relationships between, on the one hand, the agents carrying out the duties of sports technical advisors…

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Article R131-22 of the French Sports Code

An annual or multi-annual mission statement sets out the detailed content of the tasks entrusted to each member of staff working as a technical sports advisor and the terms and conditions of their involvement. It sets the duration of these assignments. It is drawn up by the head of department, after consulting the agent concerned, on the basis of proposals made by : 1° The president of the federation, for…

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